Cornell University experts weigh in after Governor Kathy Hochul announced an indefinite delay to congestion tolling in New York City, weeks before the first-in-the-nation system was set to launch.

New York City

New York State

Architecture, Art and Planning

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Cornell University experts Zakhary Mallett and Rick Geddes weigh in on how congestion pricing in New York City could impact policies in other parts of the United States.

New York City

Architecture, Art and Planning

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Michael Samuelian, Ben Furnas and Timur Dogan discuss the debate around the rollout of Local Law 97 in New York City to limit building emissions.

New York City

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

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Frank Pasquale, professor at Cornell Tech, is an expert on the law of artificial intelligence, algorithms and machine learning. He said New York City is good to be engaging with AI responsibility on this level.

Cornell Tech

New York City

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John Cawley is a professor of public policy and economics at Cornell University. His research focuses on the economics of diet, physical activity, and obesity. He says there is evidence weight impacts employment as NYC puts a weight discrimination law in place.

New York City

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Alexander Kobald and Nina Bassuk discuss the considerations that are needed before New York begins planting trees to meet its 2033 goal.

New York State

New York City

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Andrew Farnsworth, a research associate at Cornell University’s Lab of Ornithology says birds striking buildings is a primary source of bird population declines and should be addressed.

New York City

New York State

Lab of Ornithology

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Matthew Frye, community educator for New York State Integrated Pest Management Program at Cornell University, says the curbside compost program is key for controlling rat populations in the city.

New York City

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Thomas O’Rourke, professor emeritus in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Cornell University, and Rick Geddes, director of the Cornell University Program in Infrastructure Policy, talk about the Gateway tunnel project moving forward.

New York City

Engineering

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Nathan Matias, assistant professor of communication, and Lucas Wright, a PhD candidate, are co-authors of a study looking at compliance with New York City's AI hiring law. With the help of 155 undergraduates, they found only 18 bias audits and 11 transparency notices from nearly 400 employers analyzed.

New York City

Agriculture and Life Sciences

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